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Google’s AI Search Gives Sites Dire Choice: Share Data or Die
  • Despite what Google wants you to think, organic search is not the only way to get traffic. Fuck em. Time to disallow Googlebot in robots.txt and noindex your content.

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    Tim Walz's home state rally in Nebraska spotlights competitive state swing district
  • Biden won the 2nd district by 20k votes in 2020. He lost the 1st district by only 69k votes. If Democrats could turn out 150k more voters they could pick up the whole state. All these small population states are in play. It's their outsized representation in the electoral college that is the source of the gop even being in the race.

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    Is investing in real estate immoral if you use it to buy your first home?
  • I feel that using housing as a commodity for building wealth is absolutely immoral. Homes should be owned by those who live in them. But investing is a personal choice. Some people choose to invest in immoral companies or practices. But what you buy with the money doesn't change what you funded to get it.

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    Black Lives Matter Statement on Kamala Harris Securing Enough Delegates to Become Democratic Nominee
  • The Biden/Harris ticket had enough votes to win the democratic primary. Did anyone not think that voting for that ticket was also a vote for Harris in the case that the 81 year old candidate had to step down? That was indeed the case and here we are. What is the hangup?

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    Harris skipping Netanyahu address shows daylight with Biden on Israeli leader
  • I think "showing daylight" is a metaphor for there being space between two things or ideas. So in a sense her and Biden's views on Israel are not conjoined, hence "daylight" can be seen between them, like slats in a fence.

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    What's Some Tech That Was Better Than It Is Now?
  • Whoever thought a touchscreen is the optimal way to interact with a wearable fitness device while running and drenched in sweat is really dumb. Just give a couple buttons, I can't fucking swipe while moving like that.

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    Coming soon to Seattle: a co-working space for tackling climate change
  • So it's WeWork, but 'Climate'?

    Dont get me wrong, we need more ways to elevate and connect people who want careers in green tech. But how about a climate job fair? How about free resources and training? This sounds like a $300 a month networking club for entrepreneurs with a waitlist and a private clubhouse, spearheaded by an ex-facebook tech bro and an arrangement with UWs start-up incubator, the nature of which they "can't elaborate" on. Color me highly skeptical.

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    A social app for creatives, Cara grew from 40k to 650k users in a week because artists are fed up with Meta’s AI policies | TechCrunch
  • What are the ways that US domains can block AI? I figure pay walls, and captchas, but is there something we can add to robots.txt that has any teeth against AI scraping? I mean would we even know if they obeyed it anyway? How do we set traps and keep this shit out?

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    Biden wants progressives to believe he’s reining in Israel. He isn’t.
  • The government is not one person. Are there members of congress, state and local government with whom you align? Do you think they will be more able to have a positive impact under Trump or under Biden? I'm all for criticizing Biden and the Democratic party. I recognize the cynicism of the "lesser evils" cycle we are stuck with when it comes to presidential candidates. I recognize the unfairness of the "if you don't eat the Dems bullshit and vote blue you will be complicit in creating a fascist state where women don't have bodily autonomy." It feels like we are being forced into accepting the Democratic party based on a threat. I won't be threatened. But I will also not make things worse for people out of personal frustration and discomfort. So Biden is another neo-centrist. We know this. And I'll vote for him again because the politics I actually support will have a better chance of doing some good than if I don't vote for him. You can say I'm giving in to the Dems threats but I don't give a shit. Our country has failed to deliver good candidates but I'm not gonna take my ball and go home.

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    Linus Tech Tips (LTT) release investigation results on former accusations
  • Thats well said. In a climate where we not only get our information dramatized we also get our reactions performed to us from media outlets as well. And it did feel good to think about the downfall. But that is because of my opinion of Linus. I learned that I just don't like his personality. That is separate from the accusations against his company and even after the dust settles and no wrongdoing was found, I still think the guy is a dick. And that is ok, but worth recognizing and separating fact from my own opinion.

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    Sam Altman takes nuclear energy company Oklo public to help power his AI ambitions
  • And an outspoken apocalypse doomsday prepper. Definitely the kind of ideals we want in unilateral control of nuclear power plants. This guy can't fuck off sooner and any entity that would back his enterprise is either fucking stupid or blinded by greed.

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    "You remind me of my daughter": Stormy Daniels testifies that Trump compared her to Ivanka
  • Exactly. My concern is the lurid and sexual details will only serve to undermine the seriousness of the law he broke. As long as these gross but legal details are making headlines, the less coverage his actual crime gets, which his team will gladly accept.

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    The Daily Checkin for Friday April 26th - Just for Today,We are NOT Drinking!
  • Went really well I think, thanks! Trying not to get my hopes up too much, but felt really good. Bonded over some shared interests and felt like I had the headspace to do some proper preparation and clear my mind. Earned myself an extra coke zero after that :)

    Edit: typo

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